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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
- Production Manager
Vincent Winter was born on 29 December 1947 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Superman (1978), Superman III (1983) and Superman II (1980). He died on 2 November 1998 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Visual Effects
Alex Thomson entered the film industry in 1946. He worked as regular camera operator to Nicolas Roeg in the 1960s before becoming a director of photography in 1968. His career suffered a hiatus in the mid 1970s when he was injured after falling off a camera rostrum on the set of Jesus Christ Superstar (1973). He was nominated for an Oscar in 1982 for his cinematography on Excalibur- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Renee Houston was born on 24 July 1902 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Repulsion (1965), A Girl Must Live (1939) and Carry on at Your Convenience (1971). She was married to Donald Stewart, Patrick Aherne and George Balharrie. She died on 9 February 1980 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Character actress Sheila Keith was born to Scottish parents in London, England on June 9, 1920. Keith was raised since the age of two by an aunt in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sheila trained to be an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. Keith began her acting career in repertory theater at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland and the Bristol Old Vic in Bristol, England. Among the West End theater productions Sheila acted in are "Present Laughter," "Mame" (with Ginger Rogers), "Deathtrap," and "Anyone for Denis?". Keith started acting in various British TV shows in the mid-1960's and acted in her first movie in the early 1970's. Sheila achieved her greatest and most enduring cult cinema popularity with her memorable portrayals of nasty middle-aged women in several horror films directed by Pete Walker; she's especially chilling as vicious prison warder Walker in House of Whipcord (1974) and likewise quite frightening as aging, but still lethal cannibal Dorothy Yates in Frightmare (1974). Keith died at age 84 on October 14, 2004 in Chertsey, Surrey, England. She was survived by a son.- Additional Crew
- Actor
Andrew Jack was born on 28 January 1944 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Kate & Leopold (2001). He was married to Gabrielle Rogers, Paula Jack and Felicity Hutchinson. He died on 31 March 2020 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
An amiable, beloved Cockney cut-up from the 1930s on, London-born Tommy Trinder, the son of a tram driver, quit school and sought the stage, milking laughs at the tender age of 13 in a musical revue that was touring South Africa. Following that he became a boy vocalist at Collins' Music-Hall. The wry, rubber-faced comedian gradually built up his name in traveling variety shows, clubs and dance halls, then achieved stardom in the musical revues "Tune In" and "In Town Tonight" (both 1937).
Known for his trademark leering glare, wagging finger, spade-jawed grin, effortless ad-libbing, pork-pie hat and catchphrase "You lucky people!", Trinder made his film debut in 1938 in the musical comedy Save a Little Sunshine (1938). He then top-lined the mild comedy Almost a Honeymoon (1938) and kept things moving in Laugh It Off (1940) and She Couldn't Say No (1940). He scored one of his biggest hits sharing top billing with Claude Hulbert and Michael Wilding in the cheeky WWII comedy Three Cockeyed Sailors (1940), the tale of three tipsy navy buddies who accidentally find themselves aboard a Nazi ship and become heroes. Trinder's standout role, in which he also sang two songs, kept him in the Ealing Studios fold for years to come.
A huge radio favorite, he continued on the live stage at such forums as the London Palladium (where he was a major headliner) while managing to entertain war-weary audiences with his special brand of movie escapism. He provided excellent comedy relief in the war adventure Somewhere in France (1942), then showed a serious side in a moving tribute to firefighters during London's "blitz" with Far into the Night (1943). Back in top comic form with While Nero Fiddled (1944), he stepped into an almost semi-autobiographical role with Champagne Charlie (1944), the story of 1860s music hall entertainer George Leybourne.
Trinder's film career began to wane after the war. He did not appear in another film, in fact, until Bitter Springs (1950). He tested out the new medium of television and eventually became a top presence in variety shows, particularly on Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955).
In later years the entertainer could still draw heavy crowds especially on stage, in pantomime and in cabaret shows. He also appeared on occasion in film cameos. In 1975, after decades of delighting British audiences, Trinder was designated a Commander in the Order of the British Empire. He died at age 80 from a heart ailment on July 10, 1989. A biography by Patrick Newley entitled "You Lucky People! - The Tommy Trinder Story" was published in 2008.- Toni Edgar-Bruce was born on 4 June 1891 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Leave It to Me (1933), Mr. What's-His-Name? (1935) and Spitfire (1942). She was married to John Redmon and Vivian R. Barron. She died on 28 March 1966 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.
- Arthur Hambling was born on 14 March 1888 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941), Henry V (1944) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was married to Annie May Nettle. He died on 4 December 1952 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.
- Mike Murray was born in 1931 in Westbourne, West Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Ipcress File (1965), As You Like It (1963) and Ebony, Ivory & Jade (1976). He was married to Cherry Morris. He died on 21 February 2013 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Ron Green was born on 4 April 1930 in Islington, North London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), The Ginger Tree (1989) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1980). He died on 22 August 2009 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Donald Stewart was born on 14 May 1910 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for A for Andromeda (1961), Interpol Calling (1959) and The Peterville Diamond (1943). He was married to Renee Houston. He died on 1 March 1966 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.- Vicky Wright died on 3 May 2023 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Ian Atkins was born on 22 January 1912 in London, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Craven House (1950) and After Dinner (1946). He was married to Bamford, Freda. He died on 10 March 1979 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.- Art Department
- Make-Up Department
- Additional Crew
Margaret Robinson was born on 31 January 1920 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She is known for Timeshift (2002), Unwrapping 'The Mummy': The Making of a Hammer Classic, BD Extra (2013) and Release the Hound! (2015). She was married to Bernard Robinson. She died on 3 October 2016 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Malcolm Roberts was born on 31 March 1944 in Manchester, England, UK. He is known for Subterfuge (1968), The Kenneth Williams Show (1970) and Moods of Love (1973). He died on 7 February 2003 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Gareth Gundrey was born in 1893 in Taunton, Somerset, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Just for a Song (1930), The Devil's Maze (1929) and The Stronger Sex (1931). He died on 22 July 1965 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.- Hon. Lydia Yarde-Buller was the fifth of six children born to John Reginald Lopes Yarde-Buller and Jesse Smithers also known as Denise Osme, a music hall singer. Her first marriage was to Captain Ian Archiblad de Hoghton Lyle. With her second marriage to John Ian Robert Russell, the 13th Duke of Bedford in 1947, she became the Duchess of Bedford on October 9, 1953. The Duchess has two children named Lorna Lyle and Sir Gavin Lyle, 3rd Bt. with her first husband, Captain Ian Archiblad de Hoghton Lyle. She had one child with the Duke of Bedford, Lord Frances Hastings born February 27, 1950. The Duchess of Bedford passed away at St. Peter's Hospital Chertey, Surrey, England at the age of 88.
- April Harmon was born on 1 February 1903 in Leyton, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Film Pie, No. 10 (1920), Film Pie, No. 1 (1920) and Film Pie, No. 2 (1920). She died in 1983 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Visual Effects
Sheldon Elbourne was born in 1947 in Stepney, London, England, UK. He is known for Superman (1978), Supergirl (1984) and Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968). He died on 26 April 2011 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.- Markby Ryan was born on 19 August 1904 in Coulsdon, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 1 June 1983 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.
- John Weller was born on 28 November 1931 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He died on 22 April 2009 in Runnymede Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.
- Jennifer Oscard was born in 1932 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Accordionist (2011), Funny Man (1980) and Crossroads (1964). She died in 2017 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.
- Josée-Anne Desrochers was born in 1965 in Quebec, Canada. He died on 27 March 2005 in Chertsey, Quebec, Canada.
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Aveling Ginever was born on 8 October 1896 in Highbury, London, England, UK. Aveling was a writer and director, known for Knights for a Day (1937), Walking on Air (1946) and In Our Time (1933). Aveling died on 3 April 1960 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.- Music Department
Jimmy Henney was born on 13 July 1922 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. He is known for The Wild Little Bunch (1973), Oh Boy! (1958) and Juke Box Jury (1959). He died on 25 September 1998 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.